River City Brass Band beginning to look forward, not backward

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  May 13, 2007 ;     572 words ......who complain about the River City Brass Band. They insist Denis Colwell, the band...listeners saying he ignores marches and brass band classics. That, by the way, doesn...Notice that statement doesn't say "brass band culture." While the ensemble is structured...

Band win chance tocompete with best ; Barton Town Band has triumphed once...

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph;  April 9, 2008 ;     396 words ......once again in the North of England Brass Band Championships. For the third year...in the success at the Darlington brass band championships. "The band is euphoric...stages. "Richard is one of the leading brass band conductors in the world; he is in...

Brass band a lovely fusion of old and young

New Straits Times;  September 15, 2004 ;     211 words ...New Straits Times 09-15-2004 Brass band a lovely fusion of old and young...of the crowd every time the Kulai Brass Band plays. More than half of the 23-member...produce some of the best sounds for a brass band anywhere in Johor. So popular is...

NOTED BRASS BAND TO PERFORM OCT. 11

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 6, 2008 ;     297 words ......Highway 10 to perform a concert in the British brass band tradition. Lake Wobegon Brass Band performs 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in Stewart Hall's...showcase the unique sound and style of the British brass band's instrumentation. Now in its 17th season, the...

New conductor needs to be bold as brass A Brass band is looking for a new...

Grimsby Telegraph;  May 29, 2007 ;     212 words ...A Brass band is looking for a new conductor...in fact there has been a brass band in the village for about 100...somebody who can commit to the band for all its engagements and...are coming up. Last year the band was promoted from the fourth...

BRASS BAND MEMBERS COME FROM ALL OVER TRI-STATE TO MAKE MUSIC TUNES FLOW...

Evansville Courier & Press;  September 23, 2005 ;     567 words ......room. They're members of the Bend in the River Brass Band, a traditional British brass band made up of members from both sides of the Ohio...General Finance who plays cornet. What is a British brass band? A typical band has about 30 musicians, Bookout...

Brass band concert to put us in holiday mood.(Neighbor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 4, 2004 ;     625 words ......Herald correspondent The Illinois Brass Band will perform a number of holiday...program, Swager said. The Illinois Brass Band is a 30-piece British-style group...George Foster and William Homer. The Brass Band consists of cornets, a flugelhorn...

Award-winning brass band to play

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  November 29, 2008 ;     397 words ......Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL This brass band has earned a lot of gold. The Fountain City Brass Band returns Monday night to perform in...its second consecutive U.S. Open Brass Band Championship. That win comes on top...

River City Brass Band spins off sextet

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  June 21, 2007 ;     464 words ...Six musicians from the River City Brass Band will make their small- group debut...was as a form of the "River City Brass Band Lite," says Drew Fennell, sextet and brass band cornetist. "It felt awkward for about...

WEST'S AWAKE; The Bottom Brass Band

Irish Voice;  September 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ......first christened them as the Bottom Brass Band. That was after the Trombone was...great to know that we have the Bottom Brass Band in this town." And he laughed out...They are called simply the Town Brass Band, and I'm writing about them now because...

Rebirth Brass Band bringing signature New Orleans musical sound to Miami

Caribbean Today;  January 31, 2002 ;     465 words ......the eight members of the Rebirth Brass Band were just the latest brassband musicians...traditionally associated with brass band performances in funeral processions. Since then, the current kings of the brass band genre have opened for the Grateful...

Dirty Dozen mixes brass band sound into jazz funk

The Gazette;  December 6, 2002 ;     434 words ......rejuvenating a time-honored tradition: the brass band. In 1977, the Dirty Dozen Social...Club decided to form a seven-piece brass band as their house band. The group of...original members. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, known fondly as a party band, mixes...

GERS HUNT FOR BRASS BAND FANS.(News)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  July 3, 2002 ;     237 words ......PAULA MURRAY RANGERS are recruiting a brass band to play their multi-million-pound...games at Ibrox Stadium. Just like the brass band which rallied England during the...fears of crowd trouble. Rangers had a brass band at some matches last season, but...

Brass band triumph

The Northern Echo;  December 8, 2001 ;     152 words ...A BRASS band has gained its best result...the National Mine-workers' Brass Band contest. And after its success...in Blackpool last week, the band is aiming to compete in the...division section next year. The band has 26 members of various...

Brass Band Festival

NPR Morning Edition;  June 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ......hosts the Ninth Annual Great American Brass Band Festival. The event features all...as James Kernow (ph). SOUNDBITE OF BRASS BAND PLAYING The festival is organized...the leader of Danville's Advocate Brass Band. He'll be leading that band, as well...